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Ten masters students from Columbia University - IRI externalwent to the developing world to support the work of the Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre. We filmed their insights on how to link climate information with humanitarian decisions in Africa, the Americas and Asia/Pacific. Key lesson: focus on people. Watch the film here external. Our gratitude to the NOAA Climate Program Office for supporting this work.

 

The Climate Centre thanks the following young researchers for their climate related work for the Red Cross and Red Crescent:
 


Arame TALL

Columbia University – Climate and Society external.
Helped integrate climate science tools for the IFRC West and Central Africa.
Supervisors: Madeleine Thomson and Youcef Ait-Cellouche.
Partners: ACMAD external, AGRHYMET.
Read more (pdf, 848 kB).
 
 
Arame Tall
Caitlin KOPCIK
Columbia University – Climate and Society external.
Researched Caribbean and Central America hurricane operations to enhance preparedness.
Supervisors: Walter Baethgen (IRI), Marjorie Soto Franco and Krystell Santamaria (Panama Regional Office) and Francisco Maldonado (PADRU external)
 Caitlin Copcik

Charlotte ÓLÖF JÓNSDÓTTIR FERRIER
University of Iceland - Environment and Natural Resources external
Researching links between forecast and action in Doune Baba Dieye, Senegal
Supervisors: Haukur Ingi Jónasson, Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, Pablo Suarez

 

 Charlotte Olof Jonsdottir Ferrier


Cherise CHADWICK
King's College London - Adaptation and Development external
Helped plan climate change adaptation with the Yemen Red Crescent and now in Fiji supporting the IFRC with integrating climate change into the VCA process.
Supervisors: Mark Pelling, David Demeritt, Pablo Suarez
 

 
Cherise Chadwick

Cornelia SCHWENK
University of Bayreuth - Global Change Ecology external.
Climate Change project proposal drafting, disaster databank creation for Caribbean IFRC Trinidad & Tobago.
Supervisors: Keston Flemming and Nicole Williams
External partners: State of Bavaria, Elitenetzwerk Bayern external
Read more external.
 Conny Schwenk
Cynthia THOMSON
Columbia University – Climate and Society external
Examined ENSO effects in Pacific region and how Red Cross can use forecast for risk reduction
Supervisors: Rebecca McNaught (Climate Centre), Esther Conrad (IRI), Ruth Land (Red Cross)
 
 Cynthia Thomson

Daniel COLLINS
University of Wisconsin, Madison – Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment. external
Provided technical support to Ugandan Red Cross on risk management for Apac district
Partners: Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment external, David Ebong, MP.
Read more (pdf, 48 kB).

 
Erin WNOROWSKI
Boston University – Public Health external
Supported the formulation of a health and climate project proposal for the Kenya and Tanzania Red Cross societies.
Supervisor: Lina Nerlander.
Erin Wnorowski
Fernanda BAUMHARDT
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam – Environment Resources Management external.
Facilitated participatory video activities in Mphunga village for Malawi Red Cross, Supervisors: Ralph Lasage and Frank Washoni.
Partners: Malawi Meteorological Service.
Watch the IVOH award-winning film: Adaptation to Climate Change by Mphunga Villagers external

 

 

Fernanda Baumhardt

Isabelle LEMAIRE
University College London - Environment and Sustainable Development external.
Developed video on climate risks in Jakarta for the Indonesian Red Cross and the IFRC.
Supervisors: Adriana Allen and Fiona Ching.
Partners: Urban and Regional Development Institute in Jakarta external.
Watch film: Beyond Response - Adapting to Climate Change at the Red Cross external
Read more about video and urban design:
Climate-Related Disasters: Humanitarian Challenges and Reconstruction Opportunities (pdf, 681 kB). 
Video-mediated approaches for community-level climate adaptation (pdf, 120 kB).
Isabelle Lemaire
Jeff HENDLER
University of Miami – School of Communication.
Edited video on climate change for Cayman Islands Red Cross.
Supervisors: Sanjeev Chatterjee and Hemant Balgobin.
Partners: DIPECHO external.
Watch 4 minute film externaland TV-spot external.
 
Jeff Hendler
Jessica SHAROFF
Columbia University – Climate and Society external
Helped understand and use climate and weather information for disaster preparedness in Southeast Asia
Supervisors: Esther Conrad (IRI), Patrick Fox (IFRC's Southeast Asia Regional Delegation) and Rebecca McNaught (Climate Centre)
 Jessica Sharoff
Julie ARRIGHI
Columbia University – Climate and Society external
Developed Climate Action Groups to enhance adaptive capacity in Uganda.
Supervisors: Pablo Suarez and Shaban Mawanda
External Partners: Ministry of Water and Environment external, MP David Ebong, IRI

 

Julie Arrighi

Mary MWANGI
Columbia University – Climate and Society external
Helped East African Red Cross Societies get comprehensible and useful weather tools tailored for them.
IFRC Eastern Africa Zone Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Supervisor: Oyundi Nehondo

Mary Mwangi
Meaghan DALY
Columbia University – Climate and Society external
Helped improve use of forecasts and community-based early warning systems in West and Central Africa.
Supervisors: Youcef Ait-Chellouche, Pablo Suarez
ACMAD external, AGRHYMET, Togo Red Cross National Society
 
Meaghan Daly
Mehdi COMEAU
University of Colorado, Boulder -  Environmental Studies Program external.
Facilitated development of climate change video with students for Malawi Red Cross.
Supervisors: Maina Mkandawire and Pablo Suarez.
Partners: Bambino school external(Lilongwe).
Watch film: Malawi & Climate Change: Student Voices external.

 

Mehdi Comeau

Nickleson COOK
Linked IFRC Southern Africa Zonal Office with meteorological organizations.
Supervisors: Maarten van Aalst, Farid Aiywar
Partners: Coleen Vogel (University of the Witwatersrand external)
 Nickleson Cook
Sarah ABDELRAHIM
Columbia University – Climate and Society external
Helped integrate climate science tools at IFRC Zonal office for the Americas, Panama.
Supervisors: Walter Baethgen and Krystell Santamaría.
Partners: CATHALAC external.

 

Sarah Abdelrahim

Toby BELLIS
Royal Roads University, Canada – Disaster and Emergency Management.
Supported development of a proposal for urban risk management for Senegal Red Cross.
Supervisors: Miriam Grant and Youcef Ait-Cellouche.
Partners: ACMAD external, AGRHYMET, Météo Senegal external.
Read more (pdf, 99 kB).  
 Toby Ellis
Ujala QADIR
Columbia University – Climate and Society external
Identified constraints to the effective use of climate information and forecasts by farming communities and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society. 
Supervisors: Pablo Suarez, Paul Block, Molly Helmuth
 
 Ujala Qadir

    
Group projects

Bambino School external, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Raising awareness on climate change.
Coordinator: Maina Mkandawire.
Watch film here external.
 
Malawi Institute of Management external.
Impact of HIV/AIDS and climate change on disaster management institutions.
Coordinator: Prof. Precious Givah.
Funded by the World Bank external.
 
Universidad Nacional de La Plata external, Argentina – Dept. of Industrial Design.
Prototyping an early warning device for the Mozambican Red Cross.
Coordinator: Prof. Guillermo Bauer.
 
Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina – Dept of Audiovisual Communication.
Video tools for climate change awareness in Argentinean shantytowns.
Coordinators: Prof. Fabio Benavidez and Andrea Santoro.
Funded by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research external.
 

 


 

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 Disaster management - photo: Cristina Estrada, IFRC

Disaster management

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Health and care - photo: John Haskew, IFRC

Health and care

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Early warning early action - photo: Yoshi Shimizu, IFRC

Early warning early action

Routinely taking humanitarian action before a disaster or health emergency happens, making full use of scientific information on all timescales.

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Advocacy

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Communications

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Community risk reduction - photo: Obed Wewo, PMI

Community risk reduction

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Youth - photo: Janot Reine

Youth

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